With exactly one week to go before the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, organizers for the event are ensuring the performer bill is unmissable.

Because, they’ve just added the architect of ‘Hot Girl Summer’ to the line-up. Yes, Megan Thee Stallion will be performing at the August 26th ceremony.

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It’s that time of year again.

The MTV Video Music Awards 2019 will be heating up screens on August 25th live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center.

Hailed as one of the most important days on the Pop music calendar, all eyes are on who is up for coveted Moonmen at the show’s 35th instalment. Especially with MTV soldiering on with gender-neutral categories.

Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift leads with a whopping 10 noms a piece, while the likes of Cardi B, Billie Eilish, Solange, and H.E.R scored major looks. But what about the rest of the list?

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Chris Brown‘s ‘Indigo’ is the highest-selling record in the country this week.

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It may be summer the world over, but nowhere was hotter than the 2019 Wireless Festival in London this weekend.

The annual extravaganza, which once again returned to Finsbury Park for a three-day run, was attended by a record-breaking 135,000 and played host to performances from the likes of Travis Scott, Future, Tory Lanez, Rae Sremmurd, Ella Mai, Migos, and Megan Thee Stallion. A triumphant J Hus also the joined bill, replacing A$AP Rocky.

Few, if any, however could rival the colossal showing from Cardi B. 

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Nicki Minaj has a hit on her hands.

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Welcome to the latest TGJ Roundtable!

Over the years, That Grape Juice has established a distinguished voice that – whether loved or loathed – sparks discussion, debate, and on occasion drama!

Though comprised of seasoned writers who share a similar outlook on Urban Pop culture, the idiosyncrasies of the TGJ team members often lend for quite heated debates “behind the scenes” about the hottest topics.

Now, we give you a front row seat to the show. In a format similar to ‘The View’ or ‘The Real’, TGJ editors – Sam, David, Rashad, and Joe – get real in a very candid way.

Today’s roundtable topic asks each anchor their thoughts on the…

2019 BET Awards

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Nicki Minaj‘s erotic new single ‘Megatron’ enjoyed a substantial streaming boost last night.

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The 2019 BET Awards are under way and, as ever, you can expect That Grape Juice to be bringing you the performances shortly after they air on television.

Held at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, the ceremony – which celebrates achievements in music, sports, movies, TV, and more –  is set to shine with performances from Cardi B, Fantasia, H.E.R., Lizzo, Lil Nas X, and more.

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The 2019 BET Awards are around the corner and promise to be an unmissable watch. Now even more so that organizers have added new performers to the stacked bill.

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Mary J. Blige is set to be honored in a major way at the BET Awards 2019. For, it’s been announced that the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement salute.

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Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran have collaborated multiple times in the past (as the latter’s credited with penning Bieber hits ‘Cold Water,’ ‘Love Yourself’,’ and more), but their first official collaboration in duet form came courtesy of the new single, ‘I Don’t Care.’

Although greeted with much fanfare – a feat evidenced by its record-breaking streams on Spotify (click here to read more) – the tune was unable to unseat the Hot 100’s longtime leader, Lil Nas X‘s ‘Old Town Road,’ and instead made an impressive #2 debut on this week’s refreshed chart.  Billboard reports ‘Care’ cracked the chart’s upper rankings with digital song sales of 77,000 alongside handsome streaming and radio play figures.  And, while the combined sum of activity did not help them dethrone ‘Road,’ it did help Bieber extend another one of his many Hot 100 records. According to the Music Bible:

Bieber extends his mark for the most No. 2 [debuts] on the Hot 100 to four. He previously opened at the runner-up spot with “Boyfriend” (April 14, 2012), “Sorry” (Nov. 14, 2015) and “Cold Water” (Aug. 13, 2016). Of those songs, “Sorry” went on to hit No. 1 (for three weeks).

As we extend congratz to Bieber, look inside to see who joins him in the top 25 on this week’s TGJ Chart Check: Hot 100 edition:

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Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have respectively made unparalleled strides in the streaming arena.  As of time reported, the former’s ‘Shape Of You’ holds the record as the most streamed song in Spotify history while the latter is the first and only artist to have at least six songs with a billion streams on the platform.

Now that they’ve joined forces via the recently released ‘I Don’t Care,’ their powers combined are seeing them entering new territory in Spotify’s history books.

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